Waxing · 12.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 12°
Moon age
3.7days
Moon phase on October 23, 2017Waxing Crescent
On Monday, October 23, 2017, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 12.9% of its visible face lit, 3.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
12.9%Illumination at noon UTC
3.7 dMoon age
403,766 km250,889 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (12°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 23, 2017 is on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at 05:23 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 19:12 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, October 19, 2017 | 19:12 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, October 27, 2017 | 22:22 |
The Moon around October 23
More about this date
Monday, October 23, 2017 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 19, 2017 to the new moon of November 18, 2017, a cycle of 29.69 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2017, or the whole moon calendar 2017.
- The same date one year apart: 2016 · 2018.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.